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Amnesia Rebirth Cistern walkthrough: how to solve the Cistern water tank puzzleAmnesia Rebirth’s second main puzzle involves shifting a water tank so that it can be used to cross a large gap in the Cistern.

Amnesia Rebirth’s second main puzzle involves shifting a water tank so that it can be used to cross a large gap in the Cistern.

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Amnesia Rebirth Cistern water tank puzzle solution

Water tank puzzle in Amnesia Rebirth

Drop down to the first hatch and then use the water tank to reach the next one. Enter this second hatch and follow the path around to the left. You will find a corpse blocking the first hatch from opening. Clear the blockage and exit through the unlocked hatch.

Water tank puzzle in the Cistern area of Amnesia Rebirth

Make your way back to the control wheels. Close the hatches and then move the water tank to the right and up. You can see marks in the walls where the tank can be moved. Move it up to the top of the rightmost vertical track. Let go and open the hatches, the water tank will fall onto the second hatch. The water tank should now be positioned like it is in the image below.

Water hatches in the Cistern area of Amnesia Rebirth

All you need to do now is head back through the first hatch and take a left, as the second hatch is now blocked. You’ll make your way through a tunnel and end up at a hole in the wall. From here you can use the water tank to cross to the next platform and leave the area. You’re now well on your way to the next area, which features asecret laboratory.

That’s how to get through the Cistern section in Amnesia: Rebirth. For more on the game why not check outAlice Bell’s review. Elsewhere there’s our look at theincreased level variety found in Amnesia: Rebirth.